Willis

Willis

Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times

When Andrew Willis is in the field, it feels worlds away from the 10th floor of his office building in downtown Long Beach, where he sits at a desk with views of an eternally lighted flame from an oil refinery and the sprawling port.

When Andrew Willis is in the field, it feels worlds away from the 10th floor of his office building in downtown Long Beach, where he sits at a desk with views of an eternally lighted flame from an oil refinery and the sprawling port. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

When Andrew Willis is in the field, it feels worlds away from the 10th floor of his office building in downtown Long Beach, where he sits at a desk with views of an eternally lighted flame from an oil refinery and the sprawling port.